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BBQ & Fly-In on the River

2026-08-14 – 2026-08-15 · Excelsior Springs, MO · 📍 201 E. Broadway · State championship

Reps: DAVE ROGERS, FORREST BRUCE, LARRY HADLEY · Prize money: $10,900.00

Grand Champion: Triple H BBQ (711.9772) · 83 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 BBQ Maestros

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Triple H BBQ
711.9772 · Master Series — Overall
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BBQ Maestros
706.2284 · Master Series — Overall
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Smokey Bey's Barbecue
704.5604 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

83
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

711.9772

Winning margin

5.7488
GC over RC

Field average

676.97
median 683.93

Perfect 180s

5 🔥
Dr. Squealgood BBQ (Chicken), SlowBurn BBQ (Pork), Shiggin' & Grinnin' (Pork), BBQ Maestros (Pork Ribs), Triple H BBQ (Pork Ribs)

Tightest race

Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

697.0972
10th place overall

Field spread

224.1148
winner to last place

Prize money

$10,900.00
on the line

Most consistent

Triple H BBQ
avg finish 5.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket
won by 1.1428 pts — Fire Dancer BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 3%
beats 97% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

60%
of the 83 teams with a home region came from outside MO

Came back for more

57%
35 of 61 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.71 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1597
avg power rating going in · stronger than 90% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GETTIN' BASTED
rated 1899 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

Triple H BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

TRIPLE H BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IL.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 3–4: Triple H BBQ and Smokin' Suckers tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Smokin' Suckers and Slaps BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Bocephus BBQ and Smokey Bey's Barbecue tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

🛡️ Back to defend

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Triple H BBQ (won 2022), Gettin' Basted (won 2023), Machete Boys BBQ (won 2024).

🏟️ A stacked field

The field averaged a 1597 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.

Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)

Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

Where the field came from (home regions on file)

This contest over the years full contest page →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
2020-08-14 Excelsior Springs, MO 201 E Broadway 55 703.3828 Shake 'n Bake BBQ GETTIN' SAUCED
2022-08-19 Excelsior Springs, MO 201 E. Broadway 54 707.4056 Triple H BBQ SLAPS BBQ
2023-08-18 Excelsior Springs, MO 201 E. Broadway 57 706.8344 Gettin' Basted MACHETE BOYS BBQ
2024-08-16 Excelsior Springs, MO 201 E. Broadway 65 703.9660 Machete Boys BBQ Ambition Que
2025-08-15 Excelsior Springs, MO 201 E. Broadway 62 710.8572 Smoke This Drink That BBQ MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ
2026-08-14 ← this one Excelsior Springs, MO 201 E. Broadway 83 711.9772 Triple H BBQ BBQ Maestros

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken180.0000178.8572177.7028
Pork Ribs180.0000178.8572177.7144
Pork180.0000177.7028176.5716
Brisket178.8572176.5600174.2744

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

83 entries · top 711.9772 · median 683.9316

#TeamScore
1 Triple H BBQ 711.9772
2 BBQ Maestros 706.2284
3 Smokey Bey's Barbecue 704.5604
4 Keep Calm & Sauce On 699.9312
5 Low Eye Que 699.4172
6 Smokey D's Wannabees 698.8116
7 Fire Dancer BBQ 698.2400
8 Slaps BBQ 698.2172
9 BULL IN THE RING 698.2056
10 Who's Cookin'? 697.0972
11 Blind Hog BBQ 697.0512
12 Finger Leikam Good 696.5144
13 There's No Place Like Smoke 696.5144
14 STL-High on the Hog 696.4912
15 Shiggin' & Grinnin' 695.9312
16 Razorracks 695.9200
17 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 695.3716
18 PARTS R SMOKIN 695.3716
19 B3 BBQ 694.7772
20 American Fire BBQ 694.2172
21 Go Pig or Go Home 694.1940
22 Mulkey's BBQ 694.1940
23 Home Farm BBQ 693.6228
24 Smokin' Suckers 693.6224
25 Dr. Squealgood BBQ 693.1200
26 Damn Fine Beef & Swine 693.0856
27 Pirates of Bar B Que Bay 692.4684
28 Score One Smokin 691.9428
29 Gettin' Basted 690.7656
30 O.G. Bandits 689.6112
31 Bad Influence BBQ - MO 689.0512
32 Bocephus BBQ 688.5256
33 Never Easy BBQ 687.3256
34 Blind Fox BBQ 687.3256
35 Peties Smokin Pits BBQ 686.7428
36 Bucknutz BBQ 686.2060
37 Too Sauced BBQ 686.1940
38 Smokinghostbbq 685.6916
39 Gothic Town Grillers 685.6228
40 Grinders BBQ 685.0400
41 Dr. Smoke 684.4800
42 SlowBurn BBQ 683.9316
43 Red Oak BBQ 683.3372
44 BBQ Pit Bros 683.3256
45 Man Meat BBQ 682.7888
46 Fairway Smokers 682.7312
47 Weekend Bum BBQ 682.1712
48 Thump & Strum BBQ 682.1484
49 Summa Dat Que (SDQ) 681.6112
50 Meats My Mistress 680.5372
51 Smoke This BBQ-MO 679.9432
52 Irwin's Pit Crew 679.8744
53 Team Crawford 679.3372
54 Matty Mack's BBQ 679.3256
55 Machete Boys BBQ 679.3256
56 Rooters-N-Tooters 679.3024
57 Rock Star BBQ 677.5884
58 Yelton Farm Services Wood Tickets 676.5028
59 MY3SONSBARBQUEMO 675.8860
60 Ambition Que 675.8740
61 SouthInUrMouth 674.1716
62 Meat Rushmore BBQ 674.1140
63 Smokin' Beaver BBQ 673.5540
64 In Deep Sauce 671.8856
65 Love 2 Q 669.5768
66 Bald Beauties BBQ 668.4800
67 I Smell Smoke 667.8628
68 HevyQue BBQ 664.4456
69 Split Borders BBQ 662.1372
70 Y-We-Q 659.3260
71 Atlas Saloon Brewery 659.2572
72 Fat & Dumb BBQ 658.1140
73 Keep On Porkin On 653.0404
74 Brushfire BBQ 652.9832
75 Sasquatch Smoke N Que 644.4000
76 Trailer Pork Boys 644.3656
77 Winged Swine 642.1944
78 Bearded Q 636.9372
79 The Dogs Liked It 618.6400
80 Locomotive %231 618.0800
81 Pancho, Sisco, the Kid, and Company 614.0800
82 Woodfire BBQ 598.1488
83 WOTS 487.8624

Chicken

83 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 Dr. Squealgood BBQ 180.0000 🔥
2 Low Eye Que 179.4400
3 Triple H BBQ 178.8572
4 Smokin' Suckers 178.8572
5 Slaps BBQ 178.8572
6 Bocephus BBQ 178.2972
7 Smokey Bey's Barbecue 178.2972
8 Keep Calm & Sauce On 177.7144
9 Who's Cookin'? 177.7028
10 Mulkey's BBQ 177.7028
11 Yelton Farm Services Wood Tickets 176.5716
12 B3 BBQ 176.5600
13 In Deep Sauce 176.5600
14 There's No Place Like Smoke 176.5600
15 Gothic Town Grillers 176.5600
16 Smokey D's Wannabees 176.0000
17 Machete Boys BBQ 175.4288
18 BULL IN THE RING 175.4172
19 Irwin's Pit Crew 175.4172
20 Gettin' Basted 175.4172
21 Shiggin' & Grinnin' 175.4056
22 Blind Hog BBQ 175.4056
23 STL-High on the Hog 175.4056
24 BBQ Pit Bros 175.4056
25 Y-We-Q 175.4056
26 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 174.2628
27 BBQ Maestros 174.2628
28 Home Farm BBQ 174.2628
29 Pirates of Bar B Que Bay 174.2628
30 Razorracks 173.1200
31 Love 2 Q 173.1200
32 Bald Beauties BBQ 173.1200
33 PARTS R SMOKIN 173.1200
34 American Fire BBQ 173.1200
35 O.G. Bandits 173.1200
36 Fire Dancer BBQ 172.5600
37 Damn Fine Beef & Swine 172.5600
38 Rooters-N-Tooters 172.5484
39 Smokinghostbbq 172.0000
40 Meats My Mistress 171.9772
41 Team Crawford 171.9772
42 Never Easy BBQ 171.9656
43 Matty Mack's BBQ 171.9656
44 Weekend Bum BBQ 171.4172
45 Dr. Smoke 171.4056
46 Go Pig or Go Home 170.8228
47 Rock Star BBQ 170.8228
48 Too Sauced BBQ 170.2628
49 Score One Smokin 170.2628
50 Red Oak BBQ 169.6916
51 Blind Fox BBQ 169.6800
52 MY3SONSBARBQUEMO 169.6800
53 HevyQue BBQ 169.6800
54 Meat Rushmore BBQ 169.6684
55 Peties Smokin Pits BBQ 169.6684
56 Grinders BBQ 169.1200
57 I Smell Smoke 169.1200
58 Smoke This BBQ-MO 168.5716
59 SlowBurn BBQ 168.5372
60 Man Meat BBQ 168.5372
61 Finger Leikam Good 168.5372
62 Bucknutz BBQ 167.9772
63 Ambition Que 167.3828
64 Bad Influence BBQ - MO 167.3828
65 Fairway Smokers 167.3828
66 Thump & Strum BBQ 167.3712
67 Smokin' Beaver BBQ 166.2400
68 WOTS 165.6684
69 SouthInUrMouth 164.5488
70 Summa Dat Que (SDQ) 164.5256
71 Locomotive %231 163.9772
72 Atlas Saloon Brewery 163.3828
73 The Dogs Liked It 162.2400
74 Fat & Dumb BBQ 162.2284
75 Keep On Porkin On 161.6800
76 Brushfire BBQ 159.3600
77 Winged Swine 158.2628
78 Split Borders BBQ 157.6800
79 Sasquatch Smoke N Que 157.6340
80 Woodfire BBQ 156.5716
81 Pancho, Sisco, the Kid, and Company 152.5144
82 Trailer Pork Boys 151.3600
83 Bearded Q 148.4800

Pork Ribs

83 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 BBQ Maestros 180.0000 🔥
2 Triple H BBQ 180.0000 🔥
3 Go Pig or Go Home 178.8572
4 BULL IN THE RING 178.8572
5 SouthInUrMouth 178.8572
6 Finger Leikam Good 178.2972
7 O.G. Bandits 178.2972
8 Smokey D's Wannabees 177.7144
9 Smokey Bey's Barbecue 177.7144
10 Never Easy BBQ 177.7144
11 Grinders BBQ 177.7028
12 Peties Smokin Pits BBQ 177.7028
13 Who's Cookin'? 177.7028
14 Bad Influence BBQ - MO 177.1544
15 Dr. Smoke 177.1544
16 Red Oak BBQ 176.5716
17 Slaps BBQ 176.5716
18 Shiggin' & Grinnin' 175.4400
19 Pirates of Bar B Que Bay 175.4172
20 Score One Smokin 174.8572
21 MY3SONSBARBQUEMO 174.8572
22 Keep Calm & Sauce On 174.8456
23 STL-High on the Hog 174.8456
24 Damn Fine Beef & Swine 174.2972
25 Home Farm BBQ 174.2744
26 PARTS R SMOKIN 174.2744
27 Too Sauced BBQ 174.2628
28 Razorracks 174.2628
29 Gettin' Basted 174.2628
30 Smokinghostbbq 173.7144
31 HevyQue BBQ 173.7144
32 Low Eye Que 173.7144
33 Summa Dat Que (SDQ) 173.7028
34 BBQ Pit Bros 173.1200
35 Blind Fox BBQ 173.1200
36 Smokin' Beaver BBQ 173.1200
37 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 173.1200
38 Rooters-N-Tooters 173.1200
39 Fairway Smokers 173.1084
40 There's No Place Like Smoke 172.5600
41 Smoke This BBQ-MO 172.5600
42 Smokin' Suckers 172.5484
43 American Fire BBQ 172.5484
44 B3 BBQ 171.9888
45 Bucknutz BBQ 171.9772
46 Man Meat BBQ 171.9772
47 WOTS 171.9656
48 Fire Dancer BBQ 170.8228
49 Blind Hog BBQ 170.8228
50 Rock Star BBQ 170.2628
51 Bocephus BBQ 169.7028
52 Fat & Dumb BBQ 169.6800
53 Trailer Pork Boys 169.6800
54 Mulkey's BBQ 169.6684
55 Meats My Mistress 169.1772
56 Bald Beauties BBQ 169.1200
57 Thump & Strum BBQ 168.5372
58 Gothic Town Grillers 168.5256
59 Dr. Squealgood BBQ 168.5256
60 Love 2 Q 167.9772
61 Weekend Bum BBQ 167.9540
62 Y-We-Q 167.4744
63 I Smell Smoke 167.4056
64 Ambition Que 167.4056
65 Sasquatch Smoke N Que 167.3944
66 Irwin's Pit Crew 167.3828
67 Bearded Q 165.6800
68 Yelton Farm Services Wood Tickets 165.1200
69 Brushfire BBQ 164.5488
70 Split Borders BBQ 163.9428
71 Meat Rushmore BBQ 163.9312
72 Team Crawford 162.8228
73 Atlas Saloon Brewery 162.8000
74 SlowBurn BBQ 162.2628
75 Machete Boys BBQ 161.6684
76 Winged Swine 159.9772
77 In Deep Sauce 158.8344
78 Matty Mack's BBQ 158.2400
79 Keep On Porkin On 155.9772
80 Locomotive %231 154.8116
81 The Dogs Liked It 151.9428
82 Pancho, Sisco, the Kid, and Company 148.5028
83 Woodfire BBQ 142.8000

Pork

83 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 SlowBurn BBQ 180.0000 🔥
2 Shiggin' & Grinnin' 180.0000 🔥
3 Blind Fox BBQ 178.2972
4 Smokey Bey's Barbecue 177.7144
5 Keep Calm & Sauce On 177.7028
6 B3 BBQ 177.7028
7 Love 2 Q 177.1428
8 There's No Place Like Smoke 176.5716
9 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 176.5716
10 Irwin's Pit Crew 176.5716
11 BBQ Maestros 176.5600
12 Triple H BBQ 176.5600
13 Who's Cookin'? 176.5600
14 Fire Dancer BBQ 176.0000
15 Matty Mack's BBQ 176.0000
16 Bocephus BBQ 175.4400
17 American Fire BBQ 175.4288
18 Razorracks 175.4172
19 Home Farm BBQ 175.4172
20 Smokin' Suckers 175.4056
21 PARTS R SMOKIN 174.8456
22 Split Borders BBQ 174.2744
23 Thump & Strum BBQ 174.2744
24 Mulkey's BBQ 174.2628
25 Blind Hog BBQ 174.2628
26 Damn Fine Beef & Swine 174.2628
27 Team Crawford 174.2628
28 Finger Leikam Good 174.2628
29 Machete Boys BBQ 173.7028
30 Rock Star BBQ 173.1200
31 Low Eye Que 172.5600
32 Atlas Saloon Brewery 172.5600
33 Go Pig or Go Home 172.5484
34 Brushfire BBQ 171.9772
35 Weekend Bum BBQ 171.9772
36 STL-High on the Hog 171.9772
37 O.G. Bandits 171.9656
38 Never Easy BBQ 171.9656
39 Red Oak BBQ 171.9656
40 In Deep Sauce 171.9656
41 Dr. Squealgood BBQ 171.4400
42 Smoke This BBQ-MO 171.4172
43 Keep On Porkin On 171.4172
44 Bad Influence BBQ - MO 171.4056
45 Meats My Mistress 170.8456
46 Bucknutz BBQ 170.8344
47 Smokey D's Wannabees 170.8344
48 Slaps BBQ 170.8228
49 Pirates of Bar B Que Bay 170.8228
50 Summa Dat Que (SDQ) 170.8228
51 BULL IN THE RING 170.8112
52 Man Meat BBQ 170.2972
53 Smokinghostbbq 170.2628
54 Ambition Que 170.2628
55 Too Sauced BBQ 170.2628
56 Fairway Smokers 169.6800
57 Score One Smokin 169.1084
58 Meat Rushmore BBQ 168.5488
59 Pancho, Sisco, the Kid, and Company 167.9656
60 MY3SONSBARBQUEMO 167.3944
61 I Smell Smoke 167.3828
62 Winged Swine 166.2628
63 Smokin' Beaver BBQ 166.2284
64 BBQ Pit Bros 165.1200
65 Rooters-N-Tooters 165.1200
66 Peties Smokin Pits BBQ 165.0972
67 Grinders BBQ 165.0972
68 HevyQue BBQ 165.0856
69 SouthInUrMouth 164.5256
70 Gothic Town Grillers 163.9772
71 The Dogs Liked It 163.9656
72 Sasquatch Smoke N Que 163.4172
73 Gettin' Basted 163.3828
74 Yelton Farm Services Wood Tickets 161.6912
75 Bald Beauties BBQ 161.6800
76 Dr. Smoke 161.6572
77 Trailer Pork Boys 159.9428
78 Locomotive %231 158.2168
79 Bearded Q 157.6800
80 Y-We-Q 155.9432
81 Fat & Dumb BBQ 155.3828
82 Woodfire BBQ 151.3600
83 WOTS 150.2284

Brisket

82 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.5486

#TeamScore
1 Fire Dancer BBQ 178.8572
2 Score One Smokin 177.7144
3 Gettin' Basted 177.7028
4 Triple H BBQ 176.5600
5 Blind Hog BBQ 176.5600
6 Gothic Town Grillers 176.5600
7 Finger Leikam Good 175.4172
8 Bucknutz BBQ 175.4172
9 BBQ Maestros 175.4056
10 Peties Smokin Pits BBQ 174.2744
11 STL-High on the Hog 174.2628
12 Smokey D's Wannabees 174.2628
13 Dr. Smoke 174.2628
14 Low Eye Que 173.7028
15 Dr. Squealgood BBQ 173.1544
16 PARTS R SMOKIN 173.1316
17 SlowBurn BBQ 173.1316
18 Matty Mack's BBQ 173.1200
19 BULL IN THE RING 173.1200
20 Grinders BBQ 173.1200
21 Yelton Farm Services Wood Tickets 173.1200
22 Razorracks 173.1200
23 American Fire BBQ 173.1200
24 Bad Influence BBQ - MO 173.1084
25 Fairway Smokers 172.5600
26 Summa Dat Que (SDQ) 172.5600
27 Mulkey's BBQ 172.5600
28 Man Meat BBQ 171.9772
29 Damn Fine Beef & Swine 171.9656
30 Thump & Strum BBQ 171.9656
31 Slaps BBQ 171.9656
32 Go Pig or Go Home 171.9656
33 Meat Rushmore BBQ 171.9656
34 Pirates of Bar B Que Bay 171.9656
35 Squealin N Dealin BBQ 171.4172
36 Too Sauced BBQ 171.4056
37 Smokey Bey's Barbecue 170.8344
38 There's No Place Like Smoke 170.8228
39 Ambition Que 170.8228
40 Weekend Bum BBQ 170.8228
41 Fat & Dumb BBQ 170.8228
42 Team Crawford 170.2744
43 Smokinghostbbq 169.7144
44 BBQ Pit Bros 169.6800
45 Keep Calm & Sauce On 169.6684
46 Home Farm BBQ 169.6684
47 Meats My Mistress 168.5372
48 B3 BBQ 168.5256
49 Machete Boys BBQ 168.5256
50 Rooters-N-Tooters 168.5140
51 Smokin' Beaver BBQ 167.9656
52 Smoke This BBQ-MO 167.3944
53 Smokin' Suckers 166.8112
54 Split Borders BBQ 166.2400
55 SouthInUrMouth 166.2400
56 O.G. Bandits 166.2284
57 Blind Fox BBQ 166.2284
58 Never Easy BBQ 165.6800
59 Who's Cookin'? 165.1316
60 Red Oak BBQ 165.1084
61 Bearded Q 165.0972
62 Bocephus BBQ 165.0856
63 Shiggin' & Grinnin' 165.0856
64 Bald Beauties BBQ 164.5600
65 In Deep Sauce 164.5256
66 Keep On Porkin On 163.9660
67 MY3SONSBARBQUEMO 163.9544
68 I Smell Smoke 163.9544
69 Trailer Pork Boys 163.3828
70 Rock Star BBQ 163.3828
71 Atlas Saloon Brewery 160.5144
72 Y-We-Q 160.5028
73 Irwin's Pit Crew 160.5028
74 Winged Swine 157.6916
75 Brushfire BBQ 157.0972
76 HevyQue BBQ 155.9656
77 Sasquatch Smoke N Que 155.9544
78 Love 2 Q 151.3368
79 Woodfire BBQ 147.4172
80 Pancho, Sisco, the Kid, and Company 145.0972
81 Locomotive %231 141.0744
82 The Dogs Liked It 140.4916

Ancillary categories

Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.

Ancillary — Dessert

17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 177.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 Bad Influence BBQ - MO 180.0000 🔥
2 BBQ Pit Bros 180.0000 🔥
3 Man Meat BBQ 180.0000 🔥
4 Low Eye Que 178.8572
5 Split Borders BBQ 178.8572
6 Love 2 Q 178.2972
7 Mulkey's BBQ 177.7144
8 Smokey Bey's Barbecue 177.7144
9 Bald Beauties BBQ 177.1428
10 Who's Cookin'? 175.4172
11 Blind Fox BBQ 175.4056
12 Irwin's Pit Crew 174.2628
13 Finger Leikam Good 174.2628
14 B3 BBQ 173.7028
15 Keep Calm & Sauce On 173.1200
16 Sasquatch Smoke N Que 165.1544
17 Brushfire BBQ 163.9656

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